Backend Software Engineer, LiveOps

We are seeking a Backend Software Engineer, you will take ownership of key components of our software systems, contributing to the design, development, and optimization of our technology. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, leveraging your technical expertise to deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced startup environment and make a significant impact on the company's success.

- Own the scalable backend platform that supports our worldwide real-time services

- Rapidly prototype new project ideas for customers and internal stakeholders

- Work with cross-functional hardware and autonomy teams to solve challenges like streaming and displaying live drone data for non-technical users in a variety of formats

- A Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in computer science or a related field and 1+ years of experience shipping high-quality code and building robust infrastructure. Note - we are considering candidates for mid-career, senior, and principal positions.

- Experience building backend platforms, from the infrastructure up to the API layer (bonus if you've built real-time data platforms, scalable microservice architectures, and dealing with security & encryption requirements)

- Experience with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc) and are comfortable switching between software engineering and Cloud DevOps

- Familiarity with serverless architecture, and understand the tradeoffs between performance and cost when running servers at scale

- Excellent attention to detail, especially around scalability, performance, and security

- Familiarity with machine learning, computer vision, or AI technologies.

- Experience with real-time systems or embedded software development.

- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements.

- Ability to work independently and in a small team, take initiative, and communicate effectively.